PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Peruvian powerlifter Niel Garcia Trelles poses on the benche staring at the camera

Peruvian powerlifter targets Parapan American success

Japanese quad team smile and show their gold medal to the camera

Hosts Israel have to settle for the second place in Ramat Hasharon

female wheelchair rugby player Shae Graham holding a ball

First woman to represent Australia in wheelchair rugby

Israeli left-handed wheelchair tennis player Shraga Weinberg hits the ball during a game contested on a hard court

Hosts’ quad team to face Japan for the title

Japanese female Para triathlete Wakako Tsuchida punches the air as she crosses the finish line

Seven-time Paralympian headlines hotly-contested World Series event

A man in a wheelchair celebrating in the middle of two men in wheelchair chairs clapping

Rowing rivalries resume at first major competition of 2019

IPC President Andrew Parsons smiles and crosses arms with the PyeongChang 2018 stadium in the background during the Closing Ceremony

Thirteen members of the Paralympic Movement included

Azerbaijani judoka Shahana Hajiyeva holds her rival on the floor and smiles as she beats her

Hosts Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan dominate season-opening judo event

female wheelchair basketball players from Netherlands and Great Britain reaching up for the ball

Men’s and women’s Euros schedules announced

Four photos in a collage showing shoolchildren trying Para sports and one of Peruvian President and his Cabinet of Ministers wearing Lima 2019 gear

Schoolchildren try out Para sports in Peruvian capital city